Implementing Partners
Abt Associates Inc.
Abt Associates is one of the largest for-profit government and business research and consulting firms in the world. Since our founding in 1965, we have remained close to Clark Abt's original vision of a company that could make an important difference in the lives of people and nations.
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Academy for Educational Development
Founded in 1961, the Academy for Educational Development is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems and building the capacity of individuals, communities, and institutions to become more self-sufficient. AED works in all the major areas of human development, with a focus on improving education, health, and economic opportunities for the least advantaged in the United States and developing countries throughout the world.
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Advanced Engineering Associates, International
In 1986 Advanced Engineering Associates International, Inc. (AEAI) was established as an international energy and environmental consulting firm dedicated to promoting responsible, sustainable and integrated development of energy and environmental services, technologies, policies and practices that safeguard the environment. AEAI provides quality design, successful implementation, strong management practice and technical quality in the successful completion of more than 80 environmental and energy contracts worldwide.
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Afghanistan Management Group
AMG is a leading firm supporting the reconstruction of developing nations, like Afghanistan, while promoting economic growth and higher living standards among the people of those nations. AMG has offices Afghanistan and United Arab Emirates; and a liaison office in the U.S.
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Agha Khan Foundation
The Aga Khan Foundation is a non-denominational, international development agency established in 1967 by His Highness the Aga Khan. Its mission is to develop and promote creative solutions to problems that impede social development, primarily in Asia and East Africa. Created as a private, non-profit foundation under Swiss law, it has branches and independent affiliates in 15 countries. It is a modern vehicle for traditional philanthropy in the Ismaili Muslim community under the leadership of the Aga Khan.
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Air Serv International
Air Serv International is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that uses aircraft to fly relief workers and supplies to help the victims of disasters in some of the most desperate situations in the world. We safely fly where other air carriers cannot-or will not-fly. Our primary objective is to provide safe, reliable and cost-effective air transport to our fellow humanitarian partner agencies. We specialize in agile single- and twin-engine aircraft that can fly to remote areas and in management of airlifts of high value and emergency cargo using larger or rotary-wing aircraft.
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Association For Rural Development, Inc. (ARD)
ARD plans, designs, implements, and evaluates projects, and conducts research in five service areas: governance and institutional development; natural resources and the environment; agriculture and rural development; infrastructure, especially water supply, sanitation and environmental health; and information and knowledge management.
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BearingPoint, Inc.
BearingPoint provides strategic consulting, application services, technology solutions and managed services to Global 2000 companies and government organizations. They help customers achieve results by identifying mission critical issues and implementing innovative and customized solutions designed to generate revenue, reduce costs and access the right information at the right time.
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Camp Dresser Mckee Constructors, Inc
CDM Constructors, Inc. is part of CDM Inc. (CDM), a consulting environmental engineering firm with headquarter in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. CDM was founded 59 years ago by Dr Thomas R Camp and his colleagues Herman G Dresser and Dr Jack E McKee. Today, with a staff of more than 3,700, CDM maintains more than 110 offices worldwide. CDM provides civil and environmental engineering, consulting, scientific, and program and construction management services to government and private sector worldwide with focuses on drinking water, water resources, drainage and sewerage, solid waste, municipal and hazardous waste, and renewable energy.
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CARE International
CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. CARE places special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE's community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters, and helps people rebuild their lives.
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Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services was founded in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States. Our mission is to assist the poor and disadvantaged, leveraging the teachings of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to alleviate human suffering, promote development of all people, and to foster charity and justice throughout the world. Working through local offices and an extensive network of partners, CRS operates on five continents and in 99 countries. We aid the poor by first providing direct assistance where needed, then encouraging people to help with their own development. Together, these approaches foster secure, productive, just communities that enable people to realize their potential.
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Center for International Private Enterprise
The Center for International Private Enterprise is a non-profit affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and one of the four core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy. CIPE has supported more than 1,000 local initiatives in over 100 developing countries, involving the private sector in policy advocacy and institutional reform, improving governance, and building understanding of market-based democratic systems. CIPE provides management assistance, practical experience, and financial support to local organizations to strengthen their capacity to implement democratic and economic reforms.
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Center for Strategic and International Studies
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) seeks to advance global security and prosperity in an era of economic and political transformation by providing strategic insights and practical policy solutions to decisionmakers. CSIS serves as a strategic planning partner for the government by conducting research and analysis and developing policy initiatives that look into the future and anticipate change.
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Central Asia Development Group
Central Asia Development Group (CADG) has been working in Afghanistan for a number of years. From day one, CADG has had a positive impact on the local economies throughout the country and is continuously seeking new ways to improve the living standards for the people of Afghanistan.
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Checchi & Company
Checchi and Company Consulting, Inc. provides technical assistance, training and management services to promote social and economic development to help better the lives of people in developing and transitional nations.
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Chemonics International
Chemonics offers management services, technical assistance, research, training, and special expertise in communications, grants management, procurement, and performance monitoring. Chemonics began its work 30 years ago in such far reaching corners of the globe as Afghanistan and Cameroon, and now has projects spanning five continents and all sectors of international development.
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Christian Children's Fund
Christian Children's Fund understands that poverty is a complex problem, and has more than 65 years of experience in identifying and addressing the root causes of poverty. Within the context of alleviating child poverty, vulnerability and deprivation, CCF creates programs in a variety of different areas that provide practical assistance to impoverished communities and plant the seeds of self-sufficiency.
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Church World Service
Founded in 1946, Church World Service is the relief, development, and refugee assistance ministry of 35 Protestant, Orthodox, and Anglican denominations in the United States. Working in partnership with indigenous organizations in more than 80 countries, CWS works worldwide to meet human needs and foster self-reliance for all whose way is hard.
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Community Housing Foundation International (CHF)
CHF International's mission is to be a catalyst for long-lasting positive change in low- and moderate-income communities around the world, helping them to improve their social, economic and environmental conditions.
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Consortium For Elections, Public Policy Services
CEPPS is composed of three equal partners: IFES, the International Republican Institute (IRI), and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI). CEPPS carries out cost-effective global and regional programming to respond to new challenges in strengthening electoral and political processes.
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Constella Futures Group International
Constella Futures, formerly Futures Group, is the international development unit of Constella Group. Specializing in the design and implementation of public health and social programs for developing countries, the unit has implemented projects in more than 100 countries. Constella Futures works with government agencies, foundations, corporations, and nongovernmental organizations, to address conditions that compromise the well-being of people around the world.
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Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development
Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture, and Development (CIIFAD), with partners in Africa, Asia and Latin America, initiates and supports innovative programs that contribute to improved prospects for global food security, sustainable rural development and environmental conservation around the world. Established in 1990 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, CIIFAD engages diverse disciplines, actors and institutions to advance knowledge and practice for sustainable agricultural and rural development.
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Counterpart International, Inc.
Founded in 1965, Counterpart International is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a just world through service and partnership. Counterpart gives people a voice in their own future through smart partnerships, offering options and access to tools for sustained social, economic and environmental development. Counterpart has forged strategic partnerships in the public and private sectors to help people improve the quality of their lives and revitalize their communities in more than 60 nations.
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Creative Associates International, Inc.
Creative Associates addresses urgent challenges facing societies today. Whether they are shifts in demographics, the workplace, the classroom, technology, or the political arena at home and abroad, Creative Associates views change as an opportunity to improve. We help clients turn transitional environments into a positive force - an impetus for creating more empowered and effective systems and institutions. We approach change as an opportunity to transform and renew.
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DAI
DAI is a global consulting firm that provides social and economic development solutions to business, government, and civil society in developing and transitioning countries.
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Danish International Development Assistance
The Danish Foreign Service is a globally operating organisation. We work for Denmark’s interests and values in relation to the surrounding world in a manner that furthers the freedom, security and welfare of Danes in a more peaceful and just world, with development and economic growth for all.
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Descon Holdings (Pvt) Ltd.
Descon Engineering Limited is a well recognized multi-dimensional engineering and construction company operating in Pakistan and the Middle East. With over 300 million man-hours of construction work executed in industrial and infrastructure projects, Descon employs 16000 professionals and other personnel. The services portfolio covers project management, engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance, and manufacturing of process equipment for the sectors of Oil & Gas, Chemical/Petrochemical, Power, Fertilizer, Cement, and Infrastructure.
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Deutsche Investitions Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH
DEG, member of KfW Bankengruppe (KfW banking group), has been financing and structuring the investments of private enterprises in developing and transition countries for more than 40 years. DEG is one of the largest European development finance institutions for the promotion of the private sector.
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Education Development Center
EDC is an international, nonprofit organization with more than 335 projects dedicated to enhancing learning, promoting health, and fostering a deeper understanding of the world.
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Emerging Markets Group
Emerging Markets Group (EMG) is an international development consulting firm that serves donor agencies, private clients and sovereign governments. Based in our corporate offices in Brussels, London, and Washington DC, and in project sites globally, our professionals are committed to excellent client service, sustainable development impact, and to improving peoples’ lives.
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Federal Aviation Authority
The Federal Aviation Administration is responsible for the safety of civil aviation. The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 created the agency under the name Federal Aviation Agency. In addition to national responsibilities, the FAA promotes aviation safety and encourages civil aviation abroad. They exchange aeronautical information with foreign authorities; certify foreign repair shops, airmen, and mechanics; provide technical aid and training; negotiate bilateral airworthiness agreements with other countries; and take part in international conferences.
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International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), established in 1983 in Kathmandu, Nepal, serves eight regional member countries of the greater Himalayan region and the global mountain community. As a mountain learning and knowledge centre, ICIMOD seeks to develop and provide innovative solutions, in cooperation with over 300 regional and international partners, which foster action and change for overcoming mountain people's economic, social and physical vulnerability.
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International City Managers Association
ICMA is the professional and educational organization for chief appointed managers, administrators, and assistants in cities, towns, counties, and regional entities throughout the world. Since 1914, ICMA has provided technical and management assistance, training, and information resources to its members and the local government community. The management decisions made by ICMA's nearly 8,000 members affect more than 100 million individuals in thousands of communities--from small towns with populations of a few hundred to metropolitan areas serving several million.
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International Fertilizer Development Center
IFDC is a problem-solving, results-oriented, nonprofit, public international organization with a 30-year track record of providing a broad range of services in technical assistance, research and training. IFDC’s projects run the gamut from agribusiness to engineering and technology to management information systems to nutrient management to policy reform and market development. IFDC provides practical, unbiased solutions to the challenges confronting the decision makers of the world’s public and private agricultural sectors in the most cost-effective and efficient manner.
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International Foundation Of Hope
Once fertile and productive, Afghanistan’s agriculture was all but destroyed during 25 years of conflict. From the Russian invasion in 1979, through a civil war from 1989 to 1994 and Taliban rule from 1995 to 2001 neglect, and destruction left the country in ruins. IFHope has been operating as a private organization since 1998 and became a public charity in 1999. Staff relationships with Afghanistan stretch back more than 40 years. IFHope was there during the Taliban's reign, encouraging and supporting education, business and agriculture, and is there now, partnering with the people of Afghanistan to help rebuild their country.
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International Organization for Migration
Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. With 120 member states, a further 19 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people.
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International Relief and Development, Inc. (IRD)
IRD’s mission is to reduce the suffering of the world’s most vulnerable groups and provide tools and resources needed to increase their self-sufficiency. We accomplish our mission by implementing targeted cost-effective relief and development programs that improve the lives of these vulnerable groups. IRD, a charitable, non-profit, non-governmental organization, focuses its operations in regions of the world that present social, political and technical challenges. IRD specializes in facilitating and supporting assistance that is tailored specifically to those most in need.
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International Republican Institute
The International Republican Institute, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization, advances freedom and democracy worldwide by developing political parties, civic institutions, open elections, good governance and the rule of law.
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Internews Network, Inc.
Internews works to improve access to information for people around the world by fostering independent media and promoting open communications policies in the public interest. Internews’ programs are built on the conviction that providing people with access to vibrant, diverse news and information empowers them to participate effectively in their communities, effect positive social change, improve their living standards, and make their voices heard.
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Jhpiego
Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University. For nearly 40 years, Jhpiego has empowered front-line health workers by designing and implementing effective, low-cost, hands-on solutions to strengthen the delivery of health care services for women and their families. By putting evidence-based health innovations into everyday practice, Jhpiego works to break down barriers to high-quality health care for the world’s most vulnerable populations.
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Land Bridge International, LLC
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Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Since 1981, Land O’Lakes has applied an integrated approach to international economic development that capitalizes on our company’s 85-year history as a leading farm-to-market agribusiness. We use our practical experience and in-depth knowledge to develop market-driven agribusiness systems that generate economic growth and alleviate poverty. Through a variety of international activities, Land O’Lakes brings its in-depth knowledge of crop, livestock and dairy production, marketing, business management and cooperative principles to assist farmers, private-sector cooperatives and agribusinesses overseas.
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Louis Berger Group, Inc.
The Louis Berger Group’s objective is to continue to be one of the leading infrastructure engineering, environmental science and economic development operations in the world. We intend to: ensure the performance of quality services in keeping with our contracts; provide a work environment that allows our employees to meet their professional development goals and to achieve financial success for themselves and the company; and produce a positive contribution to society. Further, it is the strategy of Louis Berger to be of sufficient size so that we can, by means of focusing the strengths of all our operating units, compete for the largest and most prestigious projects throughout the world.
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Louis Berger Group/Black & Veatch (LBG/B&V)
The Louis Berger Group and Black & Veatch have an exemplary history managing complex infrastructure, nation-building and multi-sector institutional programs in Afghanistan, the Middle East and elsewhere throughout the world. Collectively we leverage professional expertise from 190 offices around the world and have active infrastructure projects in 90+ countries with roughly 60% of our staff and revenues based overseas. In the Transport Sector, The Louis Berger Group business reflects a global presence and 45 years of overseas experience. In the Energy Sector, Black & Veatch has similar experience and active internationally since 1963. Each firm also brings valuable experience on the collaborative institutional strengthening programs undertaken by USAID, TDA, World Bank, ADB, and others over the past 60 years. The programs we have managed include some of the largest ever undertaken by USAID, and they have produced streamlined approaches tailored to USAID policies and expectations. The LBG/B&V Joint Venture was established to give USAID direct access to this world class expertise specifically for IRP.
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Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
MSH works collaboratively with health care policymakers, managers, providers, and consumers to help close the gap between what is known about public health problems and what is done to solve them. MSH seeks to increase the effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability of health services by improving management systems, promoting access to services, and influencing public policy.
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Management Systems International, Inc. (MSI)
Founded in 1981, MSI is a woman-owned consulting firm located in Washington, D.C. and serving clients worldwide. MSI provides management consulting services to organizations and agencies in a number of areas of expertise and application areas, including Private Sector Development, Democracy and Governance, Environment and Natural Resources, and Transition Initiatives.
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps works amid disasters, conflicts, chronic poverty and instability to unleash the potential of people who can win against nearly impossible odds. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided $1.3 billion in assistance to people in 100 nations. Supported by headquarters in North America, Europe, and Asia, the agency's global programs employ 3,400 staff worldwide and reach 14.4 million people in more than 35 countries. Over the past five years, 90 percent of the agency's resources have been used for programs that help people in need.
For more information, visit www.mercycorps.org.
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National Democratic Institute
The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) is a nonprofit organization working to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide. Calling on a global network of volunteer experts, NDI provides practical assistance to civic and political leaders advancing democratic values, practices and institutions. NDI works with democrats in every region of the world to build political and civic organizations, safeguard elections, and to promote citizen participation, openness and accountability in government.
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Oasis International Schools, Inc.
OASIS International Schools is committed to establishing and maintaining American-style, English-speaking international schools around the world, particularly meeting the needs of the expatriate communities.
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On The Frontier Group
The OTF Group is the competitiveness consulting firm that brings the deepest experience to help build prosperity in developing economies. The OTF Group team consists of leading strategy experts who have decades of experience on competitiveness in emerging markets. The OTF Group’s unique approach to building competitiveness has helped hundreds of companies, industry clusters, and nations worldwide create new levels of prosperity. The OTF Group advises developing companies, regions, and nations to be more innovative, increase productivity and create competitive advantage. The OTF Group accomplishes this through its unique coaching and consulting services, and its proprietary methodologies and software technology.
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PACT
Pact is a networked global organization that builds the capacity of local leaders and organizations to meet pressing social needs in dozens of countries around the world. Our work is firmly rooted in the belief that local communities must be the driving force in ending poverty and injustice.
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PADCO: Planning and Development Collaborative International
PADCO is an international development consulting firm with a wide range of expertise and experience. PADCO has worked in more than 100 countries around the world promoting sustainable economic development, reducing human suffering through assistance after natural and man-made disasters, and working alongside decision makers as they undergo the transition to democracy and market-based economies.
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Population Services International
PSI is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. that harnesses the vitality of the private sector to address the health problems of low-income and vulnerable populations in more than 60 developing countries. With programs in malaria, reproductive health, child survival and HIV, PSI promotes products, services and healthy behavior that enable low-income and vulnerable people to lead healthier lives. Products and services are sold at subsidized prices rather than given away in order to motivate commercial sector involvement.
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Research Triangle Institute
RTI International is an independent, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation with a distinguished history in scientific research and technology development. We are active in programs and projects worldwide, with more than 2,600 individuals working in 40 countries today. Our activities support national programs and international interests as well as diverse commercial, industrial, and academic endeavors in health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, democratic governance, economic and social development, energy, and the environment.
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Shelter for Life, Inc.
From its inception, Shelter For Life International has been called to serve those in need by "sheltering the poor wanderer." Originally, this calling led SFL to provide temporary shelters for refugees who had fled Afghanistan and were struggling to survive along the Pakistan border. SFL believes that sustainable communities are built through the shared involvement of local people who are empowered to be an integral part of the rebuilding process. With this grassroots approach, SFL enables people devastated by conflict and disaster to become part of the solution. This process begins through the physical reconstruction of the community: shelters, schools, clinics, and infrastructure.
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Shelter Now International
SFL was originally registered as Shelter Now International. In 2002, SFL adopted its current name of Shelter For Life International, Inc. in part to avoid confusion with a German-based organization of the same name.
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Sibley International
Sibley International specializes in private sector development services for both emerging and established markets. We offer worldwide experience in financial services and business training, proven project management capability, experience operating in transition economies, a roster of highly qualified technical experts, extensive legal and policy reform experience, and franchising as a strategy for business growth.
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State University of New York - Research Foundation
The Research Foundation is a private, nonprofit educational corporation that administers externally funded contracts and grants for and on behalf of the State University of New York. Since its establishment in 1951, the Research Foundation has facilitated research, education, and public service at 30 state-operated SUNY locations. The Foundation carries out its responsibilities pursuant to a 1977 agreement with the University
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Technologists, Inc.
Technologists, Inc. (Ti) is a well-managed, highly competitive Engineering and Management Consulting firm with a complementary focus on infrastructure, energy and information technology. From the design and construction of DoD & USAID facilities in Afghanistan to the development of web infrastructure for DOE, Ti is an essential element in today’s world.
For more information about our work with USAID, please visit http://www.technologistsinc.com/project_usaid.html
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The Asia Foundation
The Asia Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to the development of a peaceful, prosperous, just, and open Asia-Pacific region. The Foundation supports programs in Asia that help improve governance and law, economic reform and development, women's empowerment, and international relations. Drawing on 50 years of experience in Asia, the Foundation collaborates with private and public partners to support leadership and institutional development, exchanges, and policy research.
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United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is the not-for-profit global humanitarian aid organization of the United Methodist Church. UMCOR is working in more than 80 countries worldwide, including the United States. The mission of UMCOR is to alleviate human suffering, whether caused by war, conflict or natural disaster, with open hearts and minds to all people. UMCOR responds to natural or civil disasters that are interruptions of such magnitude that they overwhelm a community's ability to recover on its own.
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United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
The UNDP Afghanistan programme remains responsive to the changing needs of a nation still in transition from conflict to peace. Afghanistan is at a crucial point in moving from state building initiatives to emerging as a newly democratic state, and the opportunity to shift focus to longer term development and government support is at hand. Accordingly, the UNDP Afghanistan programme of activities is organized thematically into three pillars: State-Building & Government Support, Democratization & Civil Society Empowerment, and Promotion of Sustainable Livelihoods.
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United Nations Habitat
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.
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United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS/WFP)
UNHAS or WFP-HAS is a common service provided by WFP to serve and provide the Humanitarian Community with safe and reliable air transport services during humanitarian emergencies. WFP-Aviation also provides direct air support to WFP Logistics by providing aircraft for food distribution where and when there is no other option available to get the food out to the beneficiaries.
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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
UNICEF began in the aftermath of World War II as a tiny operation supplying starving girls and boys in Europe, the Middle East and China with dried milk and nutritional supplements. Today it works for the survival, protection, and development of children in 155 countries and territories around the world. In cooperation with governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), UNICEF helps develop community-based programs to promote health and immunization programs, basic education, nutrition, safe water supply and sanitation services, and continues to provide emergency relief as needed.
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United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS)
At UNOPS—the United Nations Office for Project Services—we help our clients turn ideas into reality. Whether it’s building peace, recovering from disaster, or creating sustainable development, we provide the people, tools, and operational know-how needed to get projects up and running, and client goals met. We accomplish this by offering a broad range of services—including procurement, recruitment and human resources administration, loan supervision, and certification. UNOPS provides operations management, contracting, and procurement services that help clients implement their projects and programmes. Our aim is to achieve the best results on time, on budget, and in ways that build local capacity whenever possible. And since we compete for work, we have an extra incentive to perform excellent quality work.
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University of California (UC-Davis)
The goal of the GL-CRSP is to increase food security and improve the quality of life of people in developing countries while bringing an international focus to the research, teaching and extension efforts of U.S. institutions. This goal is to be met through collaboration between U.S. land-grant institutions and national and regional institutions abroad that are active in livestock research and development.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
The University of Nebraska at Omaha began its involvement with Afghanistan in 1972. In 1974, the Arthur and Daisy Paul Afghanistan Collection was donated to the Center; in 1975, an institutional linkage with Kabul University was established. The Center has obtained nearly $60 million in grants and contracts to support technical assistance programs, training, and educational exchanges, including the Education Sector Support Project (ESSP), Afghan Scholarship Program (ASP), Weber Scholarship Program (WSP), ARRENA Project, the Afghanistan Teacher Education Project (ATEP), the Japan International Cooperation Agency Afghanistan Community Development Study (JICA), and the Fulbright Program.
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US Army Corps of Engineers
The US Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District (AED) formally stood up March 2004. Prior to being formally recognized as the AED, the Corps had an area office in Kabul, where the Headquarters currently resides. AED has a broad mission and area of responsibility. There are three major program areas: the U.S. Forces Program; the Afghan National Army –ANA – Program; and the U.S. Agency for International Development – USAID – Reconstruction of Afghanistan Program. AED’s geographic area of responsibility currently includes Afghanistan, Uzbekistan , Kyrgyzstan , Pakistan , and Tajikistan.
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US Department of Agriculture
The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) works to improve foreign market access for U.S. products, build new markets, improve the competitive position of U.S. agriculture in the global marketplace, and provide food aid and technical assistance to foreign countries.
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US Department of Treasury
Treasury's Office of International Affairs protects and supports economic prosperity at home by encouraging financial stability and sound economic policies abroad. International Affairs performs constant surveillance and in-depth analysis of global economic and financial developments and then engages with financial market participants, foreign governments, international financial institutions, and in multilateral fora to develop and promote good policies.
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US Energy Association
The United States Energy Association (USEA), the U.S. Member Committee of the World Energy Council (WEC), is an association of public and private energy-related organizations, corporations, and government agencies. USEA represents the broad interests of the U.S. energy sector by increasing the understanding of energy issues, both domestically and internationally. USEA has organized over 75 "cooperative partnerships" between U.S. organizations and counterparts in developing and transitional economies. Through these partnerships, U.S. organizations have conveyed U.S. experiences and business / regulatory practices to other nations.
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US Geological Survey
As the Nation's largest water, earth, and biological science and civilian mapping agency, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collects, monitors, analyzes, and provides scientific understanding about natural resource conditions, issues, and problems. The diversity of our scientific expertise enables us to carry out large-scale, multi-disciplinary investigations and provide impartial scientific information to resource managers, planners, and other customers.
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Voice For Humanity
The Voice for Humanity, a Kentucky-based non-profit humanitarian aid agency, is dedicated to developing literacy in the world.
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Washington State University
The Washington State University Center to Bridge the Digital Divide helps underserved populations expand access to necessary telecommunications infrastructure and improve their quality of life using information technology. They accomplish this through facilitating collaborative partnerships, providing educational outreach, research and policy guidance.
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Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild lands. We do so through careful science, international conservation, education, and the management of the world’s largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together, these activities change individual attitudes toward nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in sustainable interaction on both a local and a global scale. WCS is committed to this work because we believe it essential to the integrity of life on Earth.
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World Bank/ARTF
The ARTF is administered by the World Bank under the supervision of a Management Committee comprising the Asian Development Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, the World Bank, the United Nations Development Program, and the World Bank. The multilateral Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) was set up in May 2002 to provide support to Afghanistan in two areas: 1) It will provide for the recurrent costs of the government, such as the salaries of teachers, health workers, civilian staff in ministries and provinces, operations, and maintenance expenditures; and bulk purchases of essential goods for the government; and 2) it will support investment projects, capacity building, feasibility studies, technical assistance, and the return of expatriate Afghans.
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World Food Programme
As the food aid arm of the UN, WFP uses its food to meet emergency need and support economic & social development. The Agency also provides the logistics support necessary to get food aid to the right people at the right time and in the right place. WFP works to put hunger at the centre of the international agenda, promoting policies, strategies and operations that directly benefit the poor and hungry.
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World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health. It was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.
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